Cribbage board



Dec. 3, 1940. A G, ouTh-m 2,223,604

CRI BBAGE BOARD Filed June 24, 1959 'IIIIIIIIIIIA VIIIIIIII/IIA 1 Aiber? G. Dozzifiz'ii B J A a Wil fiwi z Patented Dec. 3, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

My invention provides an improved device for registering the scoring points of various games and, generally stated, consists of the novel devices, combination of devices and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and defined in the claim.

The improved device has been especially designed for use in registering the points in the card game known as cribbage and, hence, for convenience, the device will be hereinafter specifically referred to as a cribbage board although, as indicated, it is used for various games.

This improved device involves a relatively fixed base, a relatively large rotary disc mounted for independent rotation on said base, and a relatively small disc mounted for rotation on said base in concentric arrangement in respect to the larger disc and capable of independent rotation in respect to the latter. The large and the small discs are both provided with circumferentially spaced pin seats or holes into which the tally pins are adapted to be inserted during the progress of the game. The exposed upper faces of the two discs are also preferably marked to indicate degrees and preferably the pin holes or seats, of which there are preferably 60 on each disc, .are divided into groups of five to assist in quickly counting or noting the scoring advance made in the successive plays; and in such division each division would represent 30 degrees. This indicated precise division may be varied.

As an adidtional and very desirable feature, a disc-like game scoring head of much smaller diameter than the smaller registering disc is rigidly secured in respect to the base and located above the two discs.

A commercial form of the device is illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is .a view slightly in perspective showing the complete cribbage board; and I Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken diametrically through the complete device shown in Fig. 1.

The various portions of this so-called cribbage board may be made of various different suitable materials, but it will be assumed that they will be made of wood. Of the parts thereof, numeral 5 indicates the disc-like base having a relatively small axial hub 6 that is fitted with a rigidly secured internally threaded nut-acting sleeve 1. Outward of the hub 6, the base is formed with a much larger but concentrically located hub portion 8 which, as shown, and preferably, has a base fitting 9 of cloth, rubber, or the like. The numeral IU indicates an annular disc or registering wheel that is mounted for independent rotation on the base and around the relatively large hub-forming portion 8; and the numeral H indicates an annular upper registering disc or wheel mounted on the base 5 above the underlying portion of the disc ID for rotation directly around the smaller hub 6.

The numeral game registering plate or head mounted on the upper end of hub 6 and rigidly secured to the base by a screw I4 passed through a knob I3 and plate l2 and screwed into the sleeve 1.

The larger registering disc or wheel [0 is provided with circumferentially spaced holes or pin seats I5 to receive tally pins l5a; and the upper registering disc or wheel H is provided with circumferentially spaced holes or pin seats IE to receive tally pins Hill. In this preferred arrangement there are 60 holes in the disc l0 and a like number of holes in the disc ll and the holes in the disc H] are divided into groups of five by lines or shading l1; and the holes IS in the smaller disc H are likewise divided into groups of five by lines or shading I8.

The fixed head plate I2 is provided with circumferentially spaced holes or pin seats l9 to receive game tally pins I911.

The larger disc l0 and the smaller disc H are provided with radial zero indicating marks respectively IN and Ha. By reference to Fig. 2, it will be noted that the large annular disc I0 is frictionally supported on the flat annular surface between the periphery of the large hub 8 and the outer edge of the base 5; and that the disc II rests frictionally on the smaller fiat annular surface between the periphery of the hub 8 and 10 i2 indicates a small disc-like the periphery of the small hub 6. Furthermore, 40

it is important to note that the said flat surfaces support the annular discs l0 and II, the one entirely out of frictional contact with the other, so that rotation of the one disc or wheel does not tend to impart radial motion to the other. Furthermore, it will be noted that the hub 6 supports the fixed disc-like game-registering plate or head l2 out of frictional contact with the upper or smaller annular disc or wheel H.

In the above arrangement it is obvious that the two discs I!) and H are capable of free independent rotation.

In the starting of the game of cribbage, for example, the disc ID will usually be turned so that its zero mark will face the left-hand player,

while the disc H will be turned so as to face the right-hand player; and in the progress of the game, the two discs will usually be rotated in a clockwise direction so as to leave the last applied tally pins adjacent the respective players. The zoning or grouping of the pin holes assists in quick determining of the amount of advance to be made by the pin under the last play. At any time during the progress of the game it is only necessary to turn the two discs so that their zero marks Ha and Ho, are in registration to quickly show which of the players is ahead of the other and just how much he is ahead.

To keep track of the number of games won by the respective parties, pins Illa can be placed in the holes E9 of the non-rotary head I2. For example, in Fig. 2 the pins l9a indicate that the right-hand player has won two games, and the left-hand player has won one game.

The device described in actual practice has been found highly efficient and very desirable for the purposes had in view. It, of course, will be understood that the preferred form of the device illustrated in the drawing is capable of other modifications within the scope of the invention herein disclosed and claimed.

By reference particularly to Fig. 1, it will be noted that the angle between successive holes in both of the discs is equal with holes and zero marks radially aligned in one position of the discs so that the progress of each player as indicated by the corresponding marker pin may be easily compared one with the other, upon bringing the zero indicating marks into adjacent radial alignment.

What I claim is:

A device of the kind described, comprising a base and relatively large and small graduated registering discs concentrically and independently rotatable on said base, the graduation of said discs consisting of pin seats or holes circumferentially located thereon and adapted to receive tally pins or the like, said discs having registerable zero indicating marks, and the angle between the holes in both discs being equal with holes and zero marks radially aligned in one position of the discs, so that progress of each player, as indicated by corresponding marker pins, may be easily compared one with the other, upon bringing the zero indicating marks into adjacent radial alignment. 

